Biography
Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats.
Acted in 176
1950s
- 1958
New Orleans After Dark
Carl
The Sheepman
Rancher (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1956
Savage Fury
Borno the Banished
- 1954
Hell's Outpost
Deputy Lud (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1951
Law of the Badlands
Burt Conroy
- 1950
Short Grass
Sam Dreen
Backfire
Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Masked Raiders
Marshal Barlow
The Fountainhead
Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
Hellfire
Lew Stoner
- 1948
Indian Agent
Carter
A Southern Yankee
Dentist (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
Lang
Western Heritage
Arnold posing as Powell
- 1947
Road to Rio
Ship's Purser
Wild Horse Mesa
Jay Olmstead
Wyoming
Ben Jackson
Thunder Mountain
Trimble Carson
- 1946
Sunset Pass
Cinnabar
South of Monterey
Bennet
- 1945
Flame of the West
Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Guerd Eliott
- 1944
Nevada
Joe Powell
Silver City Kid
Judge Ballard
Call of the Rockies
J. B. Murdock
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Lon Curtiss
Westward Bound
Roger Caldwell
Gun to Gun
Land Commissioner Harkness
- 1943
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Ben Crowley
Beyond the Last Frontier
Big Bill Hadley
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Dave Strickland
Cheyenne Roundup
Blackie Dawson
The Ghost Rider
Lash Edwards
- 1942
Dawn on the Great Divide
Jim Corkle
West of the Law
Jim Rand
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Sergeant Idaho
Riders of the West
Duke Mason
Jackass Mail
Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot
Down Texas Way
Bert Logan
Romance on the Range
Cabin Henchman Steve
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Bixby
Today I Hang
Henry Courtney
- 1941
Last of the Duanes
Sheriff Red Morgan
Sheriff of Tombstone
Shotgun Cassidy
The Lady from Cheyenne
Assessor Mitch Harrigan
- 1940
Meet the Missus
Elmer Shillingford
Triple Justice
Al Reeves
The Ranger and the Lady
Kincaid
South of Pago Pago
Black Mike Rafferty
Winners of the West
King Carter
Dark Command
Man in Fight with Seton
Bullet Code
Cass Barton
The House of the Seven Gables
Mr. Wainwright
Isle Of Destiny
Capt. Lawson
Boss of Bullion City
Sheriff Jeff Salters
West of Carson City
Mack Gorman
1930s
- 1939
Days of Jesse James
Captain Worthington
Blue Montana Skies
Jim Hendricks
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Grant
- 1938
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Harper
Come On, Rangers
Morgan Burke
In Early Arizona
Bull
Crime Takes a Holiday
Stoddard
Men with Wings
Baker
Panamint's Bad Man
Craven
Stagecoach Days
Moose Ringo
Joy of Living
Cop (Uncredited)
Rolling Caravans
Thad Dalton
Hawaiian Buckaroo
J. P. M'Tigue
The Spy Ring
Capt. Holden
- 1937
Courage of the West
Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
The Singing Marine
First Marine Sergeant
Range Defenders
John Harve
The Last Train from Madrid
Government Man (uncredited)
Border Cafe
Bert (uncredited)
Reckless Ranger
Barlowe
Land Beyond the Law
Tascosa
Outcast
Grant, the Head Lyncher
- 1936
Conflict
'Ruffhouse' Kelly
The Unknown Ranger
Vance Rand
The Phantom Rider
Harvey Delaney
Ticket to Paradise
John Dawson
Human Cargo
Ira Conklin
Heroes of the Range
Bull Lamton
Silly Billies
Hank Bewley
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Pete
The Lawless Nineties
Charles K. Plummer
Rose of the Rancho
Bull Bangle
- 1935
Heir to Trouble
'Honest' John Motley
Lawless Riders
Big Bart Grimwald
Gallant Defender
Barr Munro
Ship Cafe
Donovan (uncredited)
Stormy
Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Crawford
Call of the Wild
Soapy Smith (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
Big Bill
The Call of the Savage
Borno
When a Man's a Man
Nick Gambert
Rustlers of Red Dog
Rocky
- 1934
Caravan
Romeo (Uncredited)
The President Vanishes
Kramer
Belle of the Nineties
Slade
The Circus Clown
Ajax
I Believed in You
State Trooper
School for Girls
Detective
Journal of a Crime
Detective with Inspector (uncredited)
Devil Tiger
Ramsey Doyle
- 1933
Shadows of Sing Sing
Al Rossi
Hoopla
Side Show Troublemaker
The World Changes
Sam (uncredited)
- 1932
Radio Patrol
Kloskey
Night World
Gang Leader (uncredited)
Texas Gun Fighter
Kells
Law and Order
Walt Northrup
- 1931
In Old Cheyenne
Clyde Winslow
The Texas Ranger
Matt Taylor
West of Cheyenne
Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
- 1930
Men Without Law
Murdock
Pardon My Gun
Cooper
The Lone Rider
Ed Farrell
1920s
- 1929
Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
Movie
The Desert Rider
Williams
Gun Law
Bull Driscoll
'Neath Western Skies
Jim Canfield
- 1928
The Viking
Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
The Sunset Legion
Honest John
Red Riders of Canada
Monsieur Le Busard
When the Law Rides
The Raven
- 1927
Jesse James
Bob Ford
Tom's Gang
Bart Haywood
Silver Comes Through
Stanton
Splitting the Breeze
Dave Matlock
Hello Lafayette
Movie
- 1926
A Regular Scout
Scar Stevens
30 Below Zero
Cavender
A Trip to Chinatown
Norman Blood
A Man Four-Square
Ben Taylor
- 1925
The Bandit's Baby
Matt Hartigan
- 1924
Ten Scars Make a Man
Buck Simpson
Dynamite Dan
Brute Lacy
Wolves of the North
Bob Hunter
The Fast Express
Tom Boyd
- 1923
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
A Knight
1910s
- 1912
Star of Bethlehem
Pharisee Scribe